PresentValueCalculates the present value of a stream of cash flows |
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Diagram
Information
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The PresentValue component will accumulate a discounted cash flow stream. The discount factor at any time is given by the accumulation function a(t) for a given interest rate, that may be either a constant (rate) or a variable input (u_r).
Acknowledgements
Additional information can be found on Jim Hines' Molecules of Structure website: →Present Value.
See also
Parameters (4)
| initialValue |
Value: 0 Type: OutputType Description: Initial PV at start time |
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| rate |
Value: 0.05 Type: Rate (1/s) Description: Constant discount rate per period (optional) |
| hasConstantRate |
Value: false Type: Boolean Description: If true the discount rate is a constant parameter |
| isCCR |
Value: true Type: Boolean Description: If false the given rate is transformed to a continuously compounding rate |
Connectors (3)
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y |
Type: RealOutput Description: Information output signal |
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u |
Type: RealInput Description: Cash stream input |
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u_r |
Type: RealInput Description: Discount rate input |
Components (5)
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futureValueFactor |
Type: AccumulationFunction Description: Accumulation function a(t) |
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discountedStream |
Type: Division Description: Discounted stream of cash flows |
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PV |
Type: InformationLevel Description: Present Value for stream of cash flows |
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increasingPV |
Type: Growth Description: Present value is accumulation of discounted CF-stream |
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parRate |
Type: ConstantConverterRate Description: Discount rate |